Can I just say, everyone is bit like hmmm really about 14 confirmations this morning? I basically said other party to complicated are you able to come yes no... No one really said much there was a kind of ummm well u know we ave this party later etc its only when a couple of ladies I know a bit better came along and said oh yes lovely.. Did I start getting a response.

My ishoo last night was that suddenly party stealer woman was hailed as some kind of mumsnet hero. No one pulled her up on her casual use of the word "hubby" which is unheard of on here. The pedants were nowhere to be seen. Even after further attention seeking threads started, no one questioned that it was all a bit odd.

Next thing people are helping her decide what she should have for the buffet.

It was the "I got 14 yes replies immediately" that lost all touch with reality. Consider the number of posts that say "I handed out 30 invites 3 weeks ago and only have 1 reply". I think in 3 dc's parties over the years I have only had 1-2 people say straight away that they can come.

But Hectate, I think it did matter. I think Coffee has posted quite a bit, not generally controversially, so we can assume she is real. Therefore she could be really upset by someone pretending to be the opposite and getting everyone suddenly going "oh isn't Coffee being nasty". I doubt she enjoyed it .

And actually even if it was genuinely the same party, the posters had probably posted showing themselves in the better light. There was probably an even ground where they were both to blame in some ways and people taking sides was unpleasant.